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Duathlon

Duathlon is a World Triathlon multisport format made of running, cycling and running again. Total time, transitions, helmet/bike rules and penalties decide; there is no swim segment.

LevelVariant FamilyTriathlon Family CategoryMultisport

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Classification

Category Multisport

Family Triathlon Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Endurance multisport made of running, cycling and running again.

Geeignet für Suitable for endurance fans who want triathlon logic without swimming.

Cost Medium: running shoes, roadworthy bike, helmet and a short beginner event are enough. Bike maintenance, clothing, entries, club/training and possible travel. Triathlon/multisport club, run/bike group or local duathlon series. Read transition, helmet and drafting/traffic rules before the start.

First progress First bricks in a few weeks; steady pacing needs training.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

running shoes
bike
helmet
transition area
race number/timing
weather/course plan

First steps

train short bricks
practise transitions
do helmet/bike check
plan pacing
choose beginner distance

Triathlon club, multisport group, local run-bike-run series or World Triathlon/national federation event.

Take bike handling, helmet, traffic/closure, weather and nutrition seriously.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, outdoor, einzeln, multisport, run-bike-run, endurance, duathlon, mehrkampf

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete the run-bike-run course including transitions legally in the fastest total time.

Teilnehmer

Individual starters; relays/mixed formats may exist by event.

Teamgröße

Usually individual.

Spielfeld

Run course, bike course and transition area.

Dauer

Distance- and event-dependent.

Wertung

Total time including transitions, penalties and possible team scoring.

Gewinnbedingung

Fastest legal total time.

Ausrüstung

running shoes
bike
helmet
transition gear
timing

Wichtige Regelpunkte

helmet breach
drafting/bike rule breach
transition error
course cutting

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Triathlon (WT)
World Triathlon (WT)

Duathlon World Triathlon · official · high
Competition Rules World Triathlon · rulebook · high
Triathlon / Duathlon International World Games Association · official · high